Myanmar, scam

Can Myanmar's scam centers be shut down for good?
Thousands of people from dozens of countries held in Myanmar's border scam centers are awaiting repatriation — but is this really the end of the billion-dollar scam center operations?
Over 7,000 workers from scam centers in Myanmar are awaiting repatriation after a regional crackdown
A new crackdown on online scam centers has led to over 7,000 people from around the world being held in a Myanmar border town awaiting repatriation.
Some foreigners pulled out of Myanmar scam centres face struggle to get home
Hundreds of foreign nationals pulled out of scam compounds in Myanmar during a crackdown on centres run by criminal gangs have little food, scant healthcare and filthy toilets in the remote militia camp they have been taken to,
'Escaping hell': Myanmar scam centre workers plead to go home
Hundreds of exhausted young men lie in an open-sided detention centre in a seedy Myanmar border town, sweating through thick tropical heat by day and prey to clouds of mosquitoes
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar are set to go home
Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar were set to return home Friday as the repatriation of thousands of such workers after a crackdown strains regional resources. The Indonesians were among more than 7,
84 Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrive home
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Eighty-four Indonesians freed from scam centers in Myanmar arrived in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, late Friday, part of a massive repatriation movement that is straining regional resources.
Thailand to repatriate thousands more Myanmar scam center workers
Thailand said Friday it had agreed with Myanmar and China to repatriate thousands of alleged scam center workers stranded in camps at the Thai-Myanmar border, part of a crackdown on transnational crime.
84 Indonesians trafficked to Myanmar scam centres return home
Thousands of Indonesians have been enticed abroad for better-paying jobs, only to end up in the hands of transnational scam operators.
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Myanmar Junta Shamelessly Dancing to Beijing’s Tune
With Chinese New Year a public holiday, armed guards protecting China’s interests and Beijing intervening directly in the war ...
A top Chinese official tours Thai-Myanmar border to highlight crackdown on scam centers
after China expressed embarrassment and concern over illegal casinos and scam operations along its border in Myanmar’s ...
The Diplomat2h
The Impact of Technological Weapons in the Myanmar Conflict
Starved of outside support, resistance groups have been forced to adopt low-cost solutions to battlefield challenges.
The Irrawaddy22h
Chinese Security Companies Pose Threat to Myanmar’s Sovereignty
Burmese-American security expert Miemie Winn Byrd discusses the risks of letting Chinese security firms operate in Myanmar, and how pro-democracy forces can counter them.
The Independent5d
Mass crackdowns see thousands of scam center workers waiting in Myanmar for repatriation
Officials from Thailand, Myanmar and China are expected to meet ... Due to the large number, Thailand is allowing Beijing to handle most processing on their return to China. China chartered ...
The Diplomat14h
How the US Can Make Myanmar a Foreign Policy Success Story
Supporting the country’s pro-democracy movement is both a moral imperative and a strategic necessity for Washington.
朝日新聞社4d
Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar vex Beijing
BEIJING--Attacks on Chinese-run factories in Myanmar’s biggest city drew demands Monday from Beijing for protection for their property and employees, while many in Myanmar expressed outrage ...
US Ally Kowtows to China as Old Order Crumbles Under Trump
Thailand deported 40 Uyghurs to China despite appeals from the United States and from rights groups that feared they would be ...